Chapter 15: Candy Gift

A bowl of water was splash at them by the disgruntled old lady, she humphed and shut her window forcefully.

Regan and Diana laughed heartily as they ran back to the arena, the bouncers were unable to catch them. They were wet by the water threw at them by the old lady.

While pursuing the two of them seriously, two friends walked by, one of them wore a long face “sorry, man, we are going to get you another job, let's drink over it” his friend comforted him, pressing his shoulder softly.

The two bouncers stood still immediately they heard that, some meters away Regan saw that the two of them have stopped running after them “hey, why did you guys stop? Come on!” he urged them, infuriating them more.

The two bouncers realized they are being lured into a loose end “go to hell” they cursed him in their heads, and turned back, jogging back to the clubhouse.

Diana and Regan were both breathing heavily, and laughing their heart out, “you really pissed them off” Diana commented, shaking her head in pity.

Regan shrugged “they are at fault, anyway, they are going to lose that job, lets, drive to the orphanage home” he took her arm and led her away.

There was commotion at the entrance when the bouncers stationed there returned, the manager was with some hoodlums, trying to break in.

Before they could ascertain what was going on, a brawl broke out.

Regan drove towards the orphanage home, and parked at the roadside, few masked men came out of their hidings, with guns.

They all directed the gun muzzles at him “take the briefcase quickly” one of them said, and one of the masked man stepped forward, to take the briefcase.

Regan grabbed him, and seized him, snatching the gun from him, pointed it at his head, and used him as a human shield.

He cocked the gun, and romanced the trigger, his recklessness threatened the man he held hostage, his adam's apple bopped.

“Shoot him” the masked man with baritone voice, who ordered someone to get the briefcase, ordered, Regan shot at him.

Bang!

“Aahh!” he cried out in pain, and blood started seeping from his arm, he let go of the gun he was holding.

Bang!

Another shot at him, the cap he was putting on flew out of his head, his mouth shout immediately and stared in horror.

His colleagues with the gun were all terrified by Regan's swift ability to shoot “your turn” he pointed at another of them.

“Oh- no, not me” he screamed, and ran away, Regan shook his head “what a sissy” he commented.

His eyes sparkled, and shot at the arms of all of them, they were all disarmed, he pushed the one he was holding hostage and shot his right arm as well.

Bang!

“Well, do you need the briefcase?” he stretched out to them, dangling it, the four of them quickly shook their heads in unison.

Regan pursed his lips tightly, and wore a sad face “there is a lot of money inside, a few bucks could better your life, what a pity” he said.

They trembled in fear, and their lips quivered “w…e do…don't w…ant it, sir” they stuttered, rejecting the briefcase outrightly.

Regan's eyes sparkled when he saw that the thieves were walking jewellery, he strode towards one of them, ransacked him, and knocked him out, leaving him with his brief only.

The others were shocked, he ransacked the next person, and knocked him out, he cleared the four of them, and rubbed his hands together, Diana who was hiding inside the car, came out.

Her eyes bulged when he saw that their assailants were piled up together, forming a little mount, she looked at Regan's handiwork in horror.

“What did you do to them?” she asked, feeling sorry for them, Regan smacked his lips “well, I am going to call the police officer, to get them to the hospital, they are bleeding” he responded.

Diana frowned, and smack his arm, “ouch! That hurts” he whined and made a funny face, Diana became worried.

She looked at him tenderly “is there an injury there?” she asked with concern, Regan nodded, and he grimaced “let me see it” she told him.

He shook his head “if you do, it will hurt me more, just massage my arm” he instructed, she nodded and naively did so.

They started hearing a siren, approaching where they are from a distance, Regan took her arm “we have to go in” he said, and led her away.

The gunshots had unsettled the street, and some residents had made a call to the cops, the police arrived and saw the piled-up humans, they were groaning, after regaining consciousness.

Regan and Diana made their way inside the courtyard of the orphanage home, Diana frowned, she was expecting a gateman at the gate, but none, she worried about the kids.

“I thought there should be a gateman at the gate, right?” she asked, Regan, nodded.

“Of course, he took a temporal leave, don't worry about it” the both of them headed towards the entrance door, and he knocked at the door.

No one responded, the kids and the caretakers were all hauled into the room, they trembled when they heard the knocking sound coming from the door.

Diana gave Regan an askance look, “are there no people inside here?” she inquired, and Regan nodded.

A bold kid stepped out of the scare's crowd, “James, come back here” Regan and Diana could hear someone calling the kid back.

“Ma, I think someone is knocking, the bad guys have gone” they heard him respond, after a few seconds, they heard a creaking sound, and the door parted.

A kid of six years stood before them, giving them an askance look, “Hey, are you also scared too? We are all hiding, some bad guys are shooting out in the street, and Mama Lupe, said guns kill” he said, with a big frown.

Regan grinned and shook his head, he crouched to the kid's height and brought out a candle from his dimension pocket.

The kid's eyes widened, “how did you know I like candy?” he asked, with surprise.